NEWS FETCH — June 1, 2018

TOP NEWS

• Wine could rescue supermarkets if they could stop fumbling how they sell it: Billions at risk
• Far Niente Owner GI Partners Considers Selling Minority Stake in Itself
• How China, climate change and technology will transform the industry
• The Carlyle Group completes acquisition of Australia’s Accolade Wines
• Boston Beer subsidiary fined $1M for over $24M worth of unregistered sales
• Hail in Bordeaux – damage in context
• Honest vs Sleazy Critics: A Producer Strikes Back With Forthright Individual Opinions
• Here’s how to avoid costly mistakes by managing your barrel inventory with bar codes – Click now to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Vivino surfs to online prominence atop a wave of Euro Cash
• SOMM star sued by Napa Valley event and tour company
• Submissions now open for 2018 USA Wine Ratings: Where wines are judged by Quality, Value and Package *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Australian wine exports to China forecast to hit $2bn
• Mendocino County Cabernet Sauvignon by Price Level
• This Year’s IBWSS San Francisco Theme Is “Bulk Up Your Bottom Line” *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Wine industry gets tips on handling ICE visits to Napa Valley
• Sill Family Vineyard — still sifting through the ashes
• Petaluma wine makers toast successful viticulture region
• Mondavi sisters are honorary chairs for this week’s Auction Napa Valley
• Paso Robles’ Next Wine Wave
• Insurance relief measures for California fire victims yanked or gutted in Legislature
• Making PG&E pay more than its fair share of fire damage could backfire on the state
• Seasoned Sommelier Couple Plans Wine-Focused Restaurant in Dogpatch
• A Guide to Improving Your Winery Website to Sell More Wine *Sponsored Link*

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Is Oregon’s marijuana glut a warning to California?
• Will the Cannabis Industry Be the First True Gender Equalizer?
• Great Event To Explore How Wine Plans to Help Weed Take Its Marketshare
• Cannabis Drinks Expo Launched By Beverage Trade Network will bring the global Cannabis drinks industry into one roof. Get more information here. *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• CA Governor Brown Signs Legislation Establishing Statewide Water Efficiency Goals
• DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Data to Decision Making: The Open and Transparent Water Data Act

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• Sacramento Looks To Ease Farmers’ Groundwater Use With Wastewater

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• New Hampshire Waffles On Interstate Wine Shipping Laws

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Delays in European funding

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Trade disputes broaden, Mexico threatens tariffs on grapes, other fruits
• Ag could bear brunt of Canada, Mexico trade ire

DISTRIBUTORS

• The Winebow Group Announces Leadership Succession and Organizational Enhancement
• Discover new and exciting products at the 2018 USA Trade Tasting. Get your visitor pass today and avoid $40 gate fee. *Sponsored Link*

DATA & TRENDS

• US consumers are drinking less

HEALTH

• What the experts say about new alcohol study
• Is There Room for Wine in Your Skin-Care Regimen?

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Prosecco – what is the deal?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Will America Soon Have a Rosé Wine Aisle Like France?

MARKETING & SALES

• Someone likes one of those Yellow Tail TV ads — really
• A Guide to Improving Your Winery Website to Sell More Wine *Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Soul of Sonoma Highlights Black Premium Wine Experience
• Craft Beverage Expo to Host First-Ever Craft Distribution Conference December 4-6, 2018

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Nearly half of American teens are online ‘almost constantly’
• A Guide to Improving Your Winery Website to Sell More Wine *Sponsored Link*

PAYMENTS

• Cryptocurrency for wine launches

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• H-2A program experiences rapid growth

MEDIA MATTERS

• Author James Conaway takes a dim view in ‘Napa at Last Light’
• Understanding Wine Tasting through “Brain Searchery” The Tale from Two Books

MATTERS OF TASTE

• La Vie en Rosé
• Unearthing wine richness in the Spanish foothills
• Sea-ageing Champagne is like poaching meat rather than pan-frying

WINE PEOPLE

• South African wine legends: Ken Forrester
• Mladen Rozanic of Roxanich on natural winemaking in Istria, Croatia

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• UberEats has a $6 billion bookings run rate

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• New Pinot Noirs Reach for Greatness in the Willamette Valley

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Finland’s carbon negative craft brewery: ‘Instead of warming the planet, we are cooling it – beer by beer’

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Botrytis Bunch Rot: Winemaking Implications and Considerations

EUROPE & THE UK

• Does Catalonia’s independence affect the local wine industry?
• Big name Champagnes fare best as Brexit hits smaller players
• Industry leaders plan for multiple scenarios as uncertainty continues to Brexit D-Day
• Champagne Piper-Heidsieck appoints new cellar master
• Gabriel Meffre expands its vineyard footprint in Gigondas
• Port industry witnessing ‘a moment of major change’

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China makes way for smaller producers and brands
• Japan store bars wine from Golan Heights after protests

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa: State to take over Franschhoek wine farm

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Ain’t no party like a medieval European wine battle

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Hard Cider Sales Rebound After Two Years of Declines